Children's home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Hammersmith and Fulham

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 1 SC457621 Cambian Childcare Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a large private provider. It is registered to provide care for up to two children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been closed since September 2021. Ofsted imposed a condition that the home must inform the regulator of its intention to accommodate children at the home at least three months before any child is accommodated. This was following a serious safeguarding concern.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is led by a manager who has applied to become registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken in response to the provider notifying Ofsted of its intention to begin accommodating children. The purpose of this visit was to assess whether the home was ready to begin accommodating children.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of the visit, there were insufficient staff to begin accepting children into the home. Indeed, only one staff member had been recruited and they were yet to start their employment. Leaders in the organisation and the manager are actively recruiting staff and are at various stages of that process. However, there are insufficient suitably trained and skilled staff employed to provide care and support to children. Therefore, Ofsted could not assess whether children would be provided with safe and consistent care.

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This monitoring visit

The physical environment of the home has undergone some improvement and renovation work and is homely. The manager has plans for further redecoration and repurposing of some areas of the home.

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This monitoring visit

As the home is not able to provide suitable care to children, the three-month condition will remain in place. A further monitoring visit will be arranged to assess the home once the provider gives further notice of their intention to accommodate children and assurances as to sufficient staff to care for children. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

02/07/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/04/2019 Full Inadequate 15/05/2018 Full Outstanding 17/05/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 3

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; help each child to understand how to keep safe; have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this is regarding risk-management of children’s online activity. 9 October 2020

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 1AG

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Dennise Springett

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Inspector

Sarah Orriss, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC457621 5 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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